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Fekkas

A dry pastry with a biscuit-like texture made of eggs, sugar, flour and yeast, with almonds if you like, eaten with mint tea.

What it is

According to Morocco World News, fekkas is a dry cake with a biscuit-like texture, a classic of Moroccan baking served with mint tea. In their survey of the sweets of Tetouan, Hassan Akdi and Noureddine Achboun list fekkas as a sweet pastry of fine flour whose origin is unknown.

History

A document dated 15 Muharram 1307 of the Islamic calendar names sfenj, fekkas, krachel and m’hancha among the sweets of Tetouan.

What it is made of

The dough contains eggs, sugar, flour and yeast; almonds add crunch.

How it is cooked

RecipeFekkasAfter the Moroccan TV chef Choumicha · serves 10

At a glance

Arabic
الفقاقص

Where it comes from

At home throughout the country, with no place of origin named by a source.

Goes with it

Food and drinkGhribaA teacake made of semolina or flour, sugar and butter. It is one of the most widespread pastries in Morocco.Food and drinkAtayGreen tea from China, usually of the gunpowder variety, prepared with fresh mint and sugar from a sugar loaf and poured from a height. It is regarded as a sign of Moroccan hospitality.

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Last checked on 30 Oct 2026. 3 sources, 0 of them primary (authority, UNESCO, operator).

  1. Majda Bouzaroita, Morocco World News: Sweet Dreams of Morocco: Discovering the Country’s Irresistible Pastries (07.08.2024). https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/08/16172/sweet-dreams-of-morocco-discovering-the-countrys-irresistible-pastries/. Checked on 30 Oct 2026.
  2. Hassan Akdi, Noureddine Achboun, Afro-Asian Journal of Scientific Research 1, Nr. 2 (2023): Tetouan Cuisine: Artisanal Diversity, and a Multi-Faceted Mediterranean Cultural Heritage (الغذاء التطواني). https://aajsr.com/index.php/aajsr/article/download/33/33/65. Checked on 30 Oct 2026.
  3. Hassan Akdi, Noureddine Achboun, Afro-Asian Journal of Scientific Research 1, Nr. 2 (2023): Tetouan Cuisine: Artisanal Diversity, and a Multi-Faceted Mediterranean Cultural Heritage (الغذاء التطواني). https://aajsr.com/index.php/aajsr/article/download/33/33/65. Checked on 30 Oct 2026.
  4. Majda Bouzaroita, Morocco World News: Sweet Dreams of Morocco: Discovering the Country’s Irresistible Pastries (07.08.2024). https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2024/08/16172/sweet-dreams-of-morocco-discovering-the-countrys-irresistible-pastries/. Checked on 30 Oct 2026.
  5. Hassan Akdi, Noureddine Achboun, Afro-Asian Journal of Scientific Research 1, Nr. 2 (2023): Tetouan Cuisine: Artisanal Diversity, and a Multi-Faceted Mediterranean Cultural Heritage (الغذاء التطواني). https://aajsr.com/index.php/aajsr/article/download/33/33/65. Checked on 30 Oct 2026.